Why is Meal Planning Difficult?
When you break it down, menu planning is just deciding what you want to eat on any given day. On the surface, it seems like a dream chore.
I mean, I love mealtimes with my family… not just the talking, laughing, and sharing part of the meal. I love the smells, the tastes, the textures. The effortless dance of the ingredients beautifully combining to give the perfect hints of Sour, Salty, Sweet, Savory.
I don’t know many people who dislike mealtime. So why do so many of us dislike the process of creating the idea for the meal?
Decision overload.
From the moment we wake up until our heads hit the pillow, we are slammed with more options and decisions than our brains were made to deal with.
Which of the 37 different kinds of toothpaste will we choose for our families to use?
Do we prefer puppies, or bears, or babies to be pictured on our toilet paper to portray the perfect balance of comfort and strength (come to think of it, they are all kind of terrible options).
And that’s just at the grocery store!
The question of what our families should eat for dinner becomes one more decision in a litany of others. Making us procrastinate until it is too late to create a truly enjoyable or healthy meal for our families.
What if there were a way we could change that? What if we could make menu planning not only functional, but enjoyable?
I’m going to show you some easy steps to take to go from hating meal planning to not knowing what you would do without it!
To get started, grab my Easy Meal Planning Checklist.
If you still aren’t sure if Meal Planning is right for you, check out The Pros and Cons of Meal Planning for Moms: How to Know if Meal Planning is Right for You.
If you’re ready to get started with a step-by-step guide to meal planning, read How to Begin Meal Planning When You Don’t Know Where to Start.
And if you want to see how I plan my meals, you can check out The Crazy Way I Meal Plan for my Entire Year in under 3 Hours! Once you try this, you’ll never meal plan the old way again!
Are You Ready to Stop Feeling Stressed About Meal Planning?
Then check out Set-It-And-Forget-It Meal Planning!
In Set-it-and-Forget-it Meal Planning, you will learn how to
- Create a Breakfast Rotation
- Create a Lunch Rotation
- Create a Snack Rotation
- Choose Theme Nights
- Create Rotations for Each Theme Night
- Fill in Your Meal Planning Calendar
Set-It-And-Forget-It Meal Planning walks you through my unique method for setting up your meal plan so you will never have to start from square one again!
Plus you will receive the Set-It-And-Forget-It Meal Planning Workbook and Spreadsheet and email support from me anytime you have questions.
I hope to see you inside the course!
(Or if you are more of a do-it-yourself kind of gal, you can check out my DIY Meal Planning Resources!)
